"Politics is good; when it works properly, disagreements get solved without people beating each other up. But when a regime knows its days are numbered, there's always the chance it may use its position to change the rules and make the debate it is losing irrelevant."

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Source : "The Children of the Sky". Book by Vernor Vinge, 2011.

Vernor Vinge

#People Quotes #Use Quotes #May Quotes

“My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer was very practical, you see. Of course, I was just as determined to do it.”
“Everybody's damaged by something.”

Source : Emma Donoghue (2015). “Room: Picador Classic”, p.167, Pan Macmillan
“Don't say you love somebody and then change your mind ... Love isn't like picking what movie you want to watch.”
“I love food: hamburgers, pizza, gnocci, mashed potatoes, and especially chocolate. I enjoy eating for the sake of eating. Sometimes I feel sad for the models who don't eat. When you love food, you love life. When you love life, you love to love.”
“If our mind is in conflict, not balanced with our body and with the needs of the soul, then there is a fundamental disunity in our life. Only if we have unity within ourselves, we can create unity in the world around us. You can't give something you don't have, even if you have all good intentions”
“It's very different than it use to be. I think everybody has a lot more experience in how to be in a relationship - whether it's a marriage or a significant other or a business or a friend.”
“But I'm very happy with my life the way it has been turning out. A little time in the country, a little time with the animals and working on behalf of them.”
“Between the covers, a book can be a sin.”

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